The OST Program
A Labor of Love in Out-of-school Time Creates Opportunities to Bring Together Children and Families
Content Contributor: Andrea Hurtado, Quality Advisor, Prime Time Primary Learning Academy Afterschool Program in Boca Raton, participant of Palm Beach County’s Quality Improvement System, was one of many programs that hosted a fall festival this October organized by afterschool staff. Families joined the event to set up their own “trunk or treat” stations resulting in…
Read MorePrime Time and Local Out-of-school Time Programs Celebrate Lights On Afterschool
Lights On Afterschool was launched in October 2000 with celebrations in 1,200 communities nationwide. Today, more than 8,000 Lights On Afterschool rallies are held annually, attracting about a million individuals and media coverage nationwide. Lights On Afterschool is America’s only national rally for afterschool programs, which keep children safe, inspire them to learn, and give working parents peace of…
Read MoreAfterschool Directors Leave the Inauguration of a New School Year at Prime Time Gathering with Smiles and Desire to Implement Lessons Learned
Every year Prime Time Palm Beach County calls afterschool directors who are participating in the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System to a gathering to network, learn and engage in interactive activities they can use back at their programs. More than 100 afterschool directors joined in-person on Friday, September 2, 2022, for the first time…
Read MorePrime Time Hosts Engaging Workshops to Prepare Afterschool Professionals for the New School Year
As afterschool programs across Palm Beach County prepare for a new year filled with educational experiences, fun activities and healthy snacks, Prime Time Palm Beach County’s Quality Improvement Team is bringing it back-to-basics. Quality Advisors Junior Beauzier, Andrea Hurtado and Anita Winkis were joined by Prime Time’s Director of Quality Improvement Teal Chance to host…
Read MoreOut-of-School Time Program Celebrates the End of Summer with a Mini Carnival for Children and Youth
Monday, August 8, 2022, marks the official end of summer and start of back-to-school week for elementary schools across Palm beach County. One participant of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System used the last Friday of the summer to celebrate the transition back to school in an incredibly creative and fun way. Kingswood Academy…
Read MoreKitty Lundan’s People of Power Show Talks High Quality Afterschool Programs and What Families Can Look For
Prime Time’s Director of Quality Improvement Teal Chance recently joined Kitty Lundan on The People of Power Show via Facebook Live to share what families should look for when considering high-quality afterschool programs for their children and what they can do if they are waitlisted. In case you missed it, you can view the full video…
Read MoreYouth Engagement at YMCA of the Treasure Coast Rises with Staff Retention
Prime Time Palm Beach County began extending its supports in 2019 to Martin County out-of-school time (OST) programs through coaching, training and mentoring to help in increasing quality for OST practitioners, children and families. Rates of staff turnover in youth-serving organizations are extremely high—as high as 40 percent per year, according to the Next Generation…
Read MoreOut-of-School Time Program Prepares Teens for Workforce by Offering Workshops on Employability Skills
In March 2021, longtime participant of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System Achievement Centers for Children and Families offered workshops on professionalism, dressing for success and understanding your own identify for 42 teens in attendance as part of a new pilot program, The Employability Skills Training (EST) Program. Youth in attendance also had the opportunity to have some fun, as Lloyd Chin from the City of Delray Beach hosted an archery…
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